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Spider Scott is a cat burglar with exceptional skills, now trying to stay on the right side of the law . . .

Follow the thrilling escapades of the ex-con turned government op in this action-packed and gritty classic British thriller.

As the prison gate closes, cat burglar Spider Scott is finally free. This time he’s determined to go straight.

That is until bent copper Sergeant Bulman tries to pin a spate of recent burglaries on him. And the worst thing is that Spider’s law-abiding police officer brother is sucked into the conspiracy.

Spider is drowning his sorrows with a cup of tea when a stranger in a Savile Row suit approaches his table. He claims to be from MI5, and he has a proposition for Spider . . . one he’s in no position to refuse.

All Spider needs to do is break into one more building and recover something of immense importance . . . to the entire country.

But when the operation takes a shocking turn, Spider finds himself backed into a dark corner, with no one to trust . . . and enemies closing in.

The next gripping espionage thriller for fans of Mick Herron, John le Carré, Mark Dawson, Tom Bradby, Len Deighton, Jeffrey Archer, Frederick Forsyth and James Mitchell.